Two shootings occurred within an hour of each other Tuesday afternoon, with the first one occurring on a block that seems to be emerging as the frontline in a gang war.

Just after 3 p.m., the 200 block of Spring Street erupted in gunfire for the second time in exactly one week. A silver or grey vehicle with tinted windows rolled up and a man police describe as a light-skinned black male leaned out of the vehicle and fired six shots out of the passenger side window, striking the 18-year-old victim in his right arm, shattering the bones in his forearm.

Police sources have told The Trentonian that the shooting was retaliation for the murder of Joshua Moore. Moore was killed on Dec. 3 when a gunman shot the 16-year-old several times after he crashed his van while trying to flee his attackers. Moore’s funeral was held at the Campbell Funeral Chapel earlier Tuesday and police received word that some of the people attending the funeral vowed to avenge Moore’s death.

“We got calls to police headquarters after the funeral saying that there were people seeking revenge,” one source said.

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The day after Moore’s death, four people were shot on the 200 block of Spring Street, in a shooting also believed to be gang related. The gang dispute, which is over control of the city’s illegal drug trade, is believed to be between a Spring Street gang and a gang from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, with another gang known as the “Passaic Street Posse” possibly being involved.

The block has also been the site of recent task force activity. On Sunday, Christopher Proctor, 18, was arrested on weapons charges by officers working in the Mercer County Violent Crime Task Force after he was found with a handgun.

At 4:25 p.m., the vehicle seen at Tuesday’s shooting was found on Parkside Avenue in Ewing. Three men were placed under arrest and a handgun was recovered.

The second shooting occurred just before 4 p.m. on the 1500 block of Greenwood Avenue right at the Trenton-Hamilton line. Police described the incident as a robbery shooting. The victim was approached by a suspect wearing all black with a black mask. The suspect produced a handgun and told the victim “You know what time it is,” and demanded money from the victim. The victim refused and fought with the suspect and in the ensuing struggle, a single gunshot was fired, going through the victim’s left hip. The 18-year-old victim is expected to survive.

Anyone with information regarding the shootings is asked to call the Trenton Police confidential tipline at (609) 989-3663 or the Crimestoppers tipline at (609) 278-8477.

Those wishing to text a tip regarding the shooting can send a message labelled TCSTIPS to Trenton Crime Stoppers at 274637.